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2022 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

From Deconcentration to Devolution: Tracking the Historical Trajectory of Democratic Decentralization in Ghana

verfasst von : Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei

Erschienen in: Democratic Decentralization, Local Governance and Sustainable Development

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This book addresses most of the questions on the nexus of democratic decentralization, local governance, and sustainable development with emphasis on Ghana’s past, present experiences and future expectations. The objective is to provide useful reference material for academic discussions, policy-making, and practices particularly in Africa and other developing countries. More specifically in this chapter, attempt is made by the author to answer two relevant questions. First, how is democratic decentralization conceptualized and operationalized? Second, how have Ghana’s decentralization and local governance reforms gravitated from deconcentration towards devolution (i.e. democratic decentralization) over time and across different political regimes? The chapter further examines some conceptual issues about decentralization and its links with sustainable local governance and development.

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Metadaten
Titel
From Deconcentration to Devolution: Tracking the Historical Trajectory of Democratic Decentralization in Ghana
verfasst von
Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei
Copyright-Jahr
2022
Buch
Democratic Decentralization, Local Governance and Sustainable Development

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-12377-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-12378-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12378-8_1